The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will open the door for states to impose work requirements for Medicaid recipients, in a major shift that could affect millions of low-income people receiving benefits. "We see people moving off of Medicaid as a good outcome", she said.

Seema Verma, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said work and community involvement can make a positive difference in people's lives and in their health. Medicaid is pretty different from even other government health care programs; its beneficiaries are the poorest people in America, kids, and people with disabilities-a coalition of Americans who often have the most hard health care needs in the country compared with the employer-sponsored private health market.

Millions who rely on Medicaid, America's biggest public health insurance program, could be required to have a job if they want to hold on to their coverage in the future.

Such regulations are already in place for most recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. The program, funded jointly by the federal government and states, provides health coverage to low-income families and individuals, including children, parents, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities.

Verma has recused herself from ruling on those two states' requests but has imported the ideas behind them into the new federal policy.

"This new guidance paves the way for states to demonstrate how their ideas will improve the health of Medicaid beneficiaries, as well as potentially improve their economic well-being", said Brian Neale, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services.

A study from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation found that a surprising number of working-age adults on Medicaid are already employed.

"This gives us a pathway to start approving waivers", Verma said on a call with reporters. That exemption also covers people undergoing treatment for substance abuse problems. Most who are not working report reasons such as illness, caring for a family member or going to school. These modifications may include counting time spent in medical treatment toward an individual's community engagement requirements or exempting individuals participating in intensive inpatient or outpatient medical treatment, as well as supporting other state efforts. In fact, her health consulting firm tried to push work requirements under the Obama administration, but was denied. States should ensure that career planning, job training, referral, and volunteering opportunities considered to meet the community engagement requirement, and job support services offered in connection with the requirement, take into account people's employability and potential contributions to the labor market.

Lead author Renuka Tipirneni, M.D., M.Sc., a U-M assistant professor of internal medicine, is available to discuss the results and how they might inform the national and state-level discussion about requirements such as those laid out by CMS.

Verma also had a major role in designing an unorthodox approach to Medicaid in IN, which had asked the Obama administration to approve a work requirement.

Related Articles

Walmart says the wage increase benefits all hourly USA workers within its stores, including Sam's Club, its website and logistics. The company said the change is in addition to wage increases already planned for many us markets in the coming fiscal year.

The full episode which includes Letterman's interview with Obama is scheduled to be released on Netflix on January 12. You may have heard that David Letterman is coming back and he's bringing former President Barack Obama with him.

Social media platform, Facebook , on Wednesday announced its new feature aimed at disseminating local news to its users. Users in the initial test batch of cities can access the feature in the bottom menu of the mobile Facebook app.

The photo confirmed the koala was male, fortunately meaning there was no chance of a joey left in the pouch, Ray said. Police in Australia are investigating after a dead koala was found nailed to a wooden post in Queensland .

Coinciding with the 2019 facelift for the US Ford Edge , Ford is introducing a performance ST variant for the first time. Standard on all Edge models is FordPass Connect, with a Wi-Fi hotspot that gives internet access to up to 10 devices.

Helfrich used the spread offense in college and will bring some of those elements to the Bears' offense. All of Helfrich's previous coaching experience, beginning in 1996, has been at the college level.

Throw them away in a sealed or double bagged package, or take them back to the place of purchase for a full refund. Fieldbrook Foods is expanding its recall of ice cream bars for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The Department of State advises that US citizens not travel to the country or leave as soon as it is safe to do so. Many countries in Western Europe, where there have been terrorist attacks in recent years, are listed as level 2.

Google could be heading for speaker-less future
According to regulator filings, the shares of Redux' holding company were transferred to Alphabet in early December past year . Redux's technology could also be used create haptic feedback - which gives the sense of touch on a surface such as a screen.

Jessica Falkholt's life support turned off
Jessica was a graduate from the National Institute of Dramatic Art who played the role of Hope Morrison in Home and Away in 2016. Vivian's younger brother Paul Ponticello spoke at the service where he thanked the people who ran to the aid of the sisters.

Trump says he doesn't think Winfrey will run
Two of three Republicans think Trump will get re-elected in 2020, but 45% of Dems think he is more likely to be impeached by then. Winfrey confidante Gayle King said earlier on Tuesday that the media mogul was not now running for president.

Mobile to offer new BOGO deals and savings
T-Mobile is pitching the deal as get a free iPhone 8 with the purchase of another eligible iPhone. This is the first time T-Mobile has included the iPhone X in this type of promotion.

Mets still need to do more after signing Jay Bruce
To this point, New York's biggest move had been the $14 million, two-year contract it gave to free-agent reliever Anthony Swarzak. Bruce will likely fill the role he did previous year , playing a corner outfield spot but also occasionally playing first base.

Taylor Swift's 7 Stylish Looks to Follow
On the 1989 tour, she was constantly donning the skater skirt and jazzing it up with an assortment of crop tops and sports coats. She attended her first Academy of Country Music Awards just five months before her first album was released, that was in 2006.

The Most Intriguing NBA Rookies
So far he’s performing as expected, notching impressive rebounding and blocking numbers in heavy Summer League minutes. It’s undeniable at this point that this rookie class is going to generate a lot of attention for a long time to come.

Bittorrent VPN – Benefits of Using It
So if you are tired of receiving online advertisements of vacuum cleaners after you seek the one for your grandmother, use a VPN. When you connect your PC to a VPN server, a virtual encrypted tunnel is installed, providing for the security of your data.